Paper-hanger&#39;s board.



Patented July 28, 1914.

P. O. B. FOWLER.

PAPER HANGER'S BOARD.

APPLIOATION.IILED SEPT. 12, 1913.

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THE NORRIS PETERS ('0'. PHOTO-LITHQ, WASHINGTON. D. C

FRED 0.3. FOWLER, or GROVELAND, MASSACHUSETTS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 12, 1913. Serial No. 789,429. I

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRED O. B. FOWLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Groveland, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Paper-Hangers Boards, of which the following is a specification.

all paper is ordinarily manufactured in two widths, and, in hanging it, it is convenient and desirable to employ a cutting board of a certain width for wall paper of one width, and to employ a board of a different width for wall paper of the other width. I

In trimming the edge of the wall paper with a knife and straight edge it is desirable to do the cutting on a pine board, but it is, however, difficult and inconvenient to carry a single board from place to place, and it is obviously much more diflicult to carry two than one.

The object of my invention is to provide a cutting board which is adapted to be readily knocked down or taken apart and the greater portion thereof packed in a flat case like a suit-case, together with other imple.--

ments if desired, and which may be assembled to make a complete board having either of two widths and which is provided with edge-portions on which the paper may be trimmed. I accomplish these objects by the means shown in the accompanying drawing, in which,

Figure 1 is a plan view of the board with the parts in assembled position. Fig. 2 is a detail view of one of the board-sections. Fig. 3 is a detail view showing one of the clamps in position of use. Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken approxi mately at the line 4% of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a similarview showing the parts in a different position.

According to my invention I provide two strips a and b which are preferably made of a soft wood, as pine, on which the paper may be readily trimmed with a knife, and which extend for the entire length of the board which is to be constructed. The inner edge of the strip a is provided with a tongue a and the inner edge of the strip 12 is provided with a corresponding groove 7). I further provide a series of middle sections, each of which are identical in construction, each section comprising an oblong or rectangular shaped frame having one longitudinal edge, and one end edge provided with tongues c and oflrespectively, and the other two edges being provided with corresponding grooves. A thin sheet id, preferably of wall-board, is set into one side of the frame, so that its surface is flush with the surface thereof, to make the construction as light as possible.

In carrying out my invention I make the length of the frames 0, plus the width of the side strips a and 5, equal to one desired width of board, and the width of said Patented July 28, 1914.

frames, plus the width of the side strips (1' and 5 equal to the other desired width of board.

To construct the board of greater width, the strips a and b are placed on any suitable support-and the sections are fitted therebetween, the tongues of one entering the grooves of the other, as will be obvious, so that they extend transversely of the strips, as shown in the full line position of Fig. 1, and to make the board of smaller width the sections are placed so that they extend longitudinally of the side strips, as shown in the dottedline position of Fig. 1.

In practice I preferably employ five sec tions in forming the board of greater width, the widths of the five sections being equal to the lengths of the strips a and b, so'that when said sections are placed in position, as shown in Fig. 1, the side edges of the end section will be approximately in line with the ends ofthe strips a and b. I

In assembling the parts to form the board of lesser width, three of said sections are employed, the relative lengths of said sections and strips being such that the sum of the lengths of the three sections is equal to the total length of the strips or and b, so that when in position, as described, the ends of the end sections will be flush with theends of the strips 64 and 6. According to my invention I also provide a clamping means for forcing the strips a and 1) against the frames 0, and for holding them in this position, which is adapted for use in connection with either arrangement of parts. Said means preferably consistsof'two members 0 and f,

pivotally connected by a bolt 9, the member 6 having a pin it projecting laterally from one end thereof and the member f having a plate 2' slidably mounted thereon and in which a pin at m on the member f and pivotally connected at a to the plate 2', so that when said lever is swung on its pivot said plate 2' will be moved on the member j is fixed. A lever is is pivoted is locked in this In clamping the parts together, the full line position of Fig. 1, the pins h and j are inserted in corresponding apertures in the under side of strips (1 and b, respectively, as shown in Fig. 4, while the lever is is thrown forwardly toward the pin j. The lever is is then swung in the opposite direction, drawing the plate i inwardly from the adjacent end, and thus acting to draw the side strips a and Z) together, until the pivot a passes the center line through pivot on and pin j, so that the lever position. Two of these clamping devices are provided, one being employed. at one end of the strip of the board and one at the other.

To adapt the clamping device for the parts when assembled to form the board of lesser width, I provide the member 6 with a pin 0 on the opposite end thereof from the pin it, which projects laterally in the opposite direction with relation thereto, so that by merely swinging the member 0 a half revolution, on the pivot bolt 9, pin 0 will be carried into the opposite position from pin j. The relative distances of the pins h and o to the pivot g are made to correspond to the difference between the length and breadth of the frames 0, so that the clamp ing devices may be then placed in position and the parts clamped together, as shown in Fig. 5.

lVhile it would be within the scope of my invention to make the strips a and b in sections connected by hinges, or other suitable means, so that they might be folded, I consider it preferable to make them continuous, as described, as the board is thereby made much more rigid and durable and better adapted to provide a surface on which the paper may be trimmed to the best advantage.

I claim 1. A knock-clown paper hangers board, comprising two side strips adapted to extend the length of the board, a series of in termediate sections of oblong form adapted to be held edge to edge between said strips either transversely or longitudinally with relation thereto, and detachable connecting means to hold said strips in engagement with said sections, substantially as described.

2. A knock-clown paper hangers board, comprising two side strips adapted to eX- when in tend the length of the board, a series of intermediate sectionsof oblong form adapted to be held edge to edge between said strips either transversely or longitudinally with relation thereto, and a clamping device ar ranged to be detachably connected to the under side of said strips and to draw them into engagement with said sections, substantially as described.

3. A knock-down paper hangers board, comprising two side strips having oppositely formed interlocking edges, a series of oblong intermediate sections having correspondingly formed edges, one end and one side edge of each section being arranged to receive the edge of one-strip and its other end and side edge being arranged to receive the edge of the other strip, and detachable clamping means to hold said strips in engagement with said sections, substantially as described.

4:. A knock-clown paper hangers board, comprising two side strips the adjacent longitudinal edges thereof having a corresponding tongue and groove respectively, a series of oblong intermediate sections each having a tongue on one end and side edge and a groove on the other end and side edge adapted to receive the tongue and groove of said strips, and means for detachably holding said strips in position against said sections, substantially as described.

5. A knock-down paper hangers board, comprising two side strips adapted to extend the length of the board, a series of intermediate sections of oblong form adapted to beheld edge to edge between said strips either transversely or longitudinally with relation thereto, the sum of the shorter dimensions of a predetermined number of said sections and the sum of the longer dimensions of another predetermined number of said sections, each being approximately equal to the total length of said strips, and means for detachably holding said strips in engagement with said sections when in position, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRED O. B. FOIVLER.

Witnesses I L. H. HARRIMAN, H. B. DAVIS.

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